Nickel market caught up in fresh squeeze
The turmoil is the latest example of acute supply stress in global metals markets, and represents the third time in 12 months that the LME has stepped in to increase monitoring.
Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax
Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021.
Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon
The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.
Nickel price rally to run out of steam as supplies ramp up
Nickel prices touched $22,935 a tonne on Friday, the highest since 2011.
Mining People: American CuMo, FPX Nickel, Iamgold, Nouveau Monde, Western Copper and Gold
Key moves in the mining ssector.
RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge
Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home
Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as a bulk materials supplier, but President Joko Widodo has pledged to eventually stop exports of all raw commodities to turn the country into a major manufacturing hub for electric transportation.
Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries
Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.
Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project
Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026.
Wolfden completes resource estimate for Nickel Island deposit in Manitoba
The project has inferred resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 0.82% nickel and 0.08% copper.
